41.   The penalties would be stiffened by raising the minimum sentence for a violent offense while leaving the maximum penalty the same.

42.   The proposed regulations would raise insurance rates and stiffen penalties on taxi drivers for traffic violations.

43.   The proposals are part of a broader plan to stiffen penalties for both adult and juvenile offenders.

44.   Tuesday, Pataki said that if elected he would reinstate the death penalty, eliminate parole and work release for violent felons and stiffen penalties for crimes involving guns.

45.   Would have stiffened penalties for pet theft.

46.   Zaleski and U.S. officials have been at the forefront of the worldwide fight to stiffen penalties and rid the sport of performance-enhancing drugs.

47.   Ong said legislation to stiffen penalties for forging passports would be presented to Parliament next month.

48.   A bill to stiffen penalties for computer crime was being debated by Parliament, he said.

49.   Although the list is not long, the Islamist lawmaker said, it is topped by a new law that stiffens penalties for embezzling public funds.

50.   Days later, President Ernesto Zedillo pledged to stiffen criminal penalties and increase the crime-fighting budget.